Pediatric RSV Cases Stressing California Hospitals
We talk about what’s behind the surge in cases and how to keep safe in this RSV, COVID and flu “tripledemic” as winter approaches.
December 5, 2022
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Summary
Children's hospitals throughout California are straining under an unusually high number of patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common childhood respiratory infection that can in some cases cause pneumonia and other serious lung ailments. We’ll talk about what’s behind the surge in cases and how to keep young kids and other vulnerable populations safe, and we’ll assess the threat of an RSV, COVID and flu “tripledemic” in the state as winter approaches.
Guests:
Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease specialist, UCSF Medical Center
Erica Pan, California State Epidemiologist, California Department of Public Health
John Zweifler, public health physician, Fresno County Department of Public Health
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